Stenka Timofeyevitch Razin was a Spetzna commando during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan under the command of Major Alexi Ivanov. Ivanov's commandos were known for their lightning like attacks that often caught their enemies completely off guard. Stenka was the heavy weapons operator, and always carried the heaviest and most dangerous weapons.

Even though the commandos were causing massive damage, the Soviets were slowly loosing to the mujaheddin. On their last mission the commandos were to take out a warlord near Kandahar, but unfortunately they were betrayed by a rival Spetzna commander and the commandos walked into an ambush.

Screaming mujaheddin fighters attacked with wild abandon. Stenka and the others fought back valiantly but it was a loosing cause. Major Ivanov and Stenka were the only ones to survive the ambush, all the other were killed. It was just by pure chance that a Soviet gunboat spotted them and effected a rescue.

Stenka was seriously wounded. Very little remained of his right arm, and his whole right side had been ravaged by scrapnel. Doctors eventually amputated the limb, and a desperate bid to save his live injected Stenka with an experimental chemical provided by the GRU that was said to increase a bodies ability to heal itself. Miraculously the drug worked, and Stenka's body quickly healed itself, except for the arm. However, Stenka was officially listed as killed in action.

In a drug induced coma, Stenka was driven deep into Sibera and taken to a place only known as Depot 9. The depot was a secret GRU facility for the testing of new weapons for the army. At the time the scientists had made great advances in cybernetics, and had designed a cybernetic arm that could mold itself into different sorts of weapons from simple clawed hands to a miniature machine gun. The scientists were excited to have a volunteer like Stenka to work with.

The operation to graft the new arm on was quite painful, but a liberal dosing of their new drugs helped out some. Stenka's body was able to incorporate the drug into his system and now his body actually heals itself faster than a normal human could.

Stenka was to stay at Depot 9 for several years training in the use of his arm. The GRU trained him well, possibly too well. Stenka was to be their ultimate solider, but one loyal to the GRU.

Stenka was provided with an armored costume, a mask, and a mission. GRU sent Stenka into Europe, where he executed several rogue Soviet agents, and a few western agents as well. The GRU code named their assassin GRUber, even though Stenka really wasn't an Uber.

Stenka performed his duties for years, but eventually his masters grew lax, and Stenka started taking side jobs for the Russian Mob. For them he usually killed off rival mob bosses and upstart lieutenants. Stenka grew fairly wealthy on these contracts.

Stenka broke with the GRU when the Soviet Union crashed. There was so much chaos at the time, so it was easy for GRUber to slip his lease. He never really did feel much loyalty to the GRU any way. GRUber has since made of career of being a hired criminal mercenary. He still has contact with the GRU and will do jobs for them, but GRUber has gone freelance.

Personality

There are some who've said (the ones who've actually survived saying it to Stenka), that Stenka is a heartless bastard, and while Stenka always takes offense to such comments about his character, he does know it's true. For Stenka the only way to survive is to be the biggest and the baddest. Anything else is for wimps, and wimps derserve what they get.

In all his years Stenka has lived by a code. Always follow the direction of whoever is paying, unless someone is offering more. Always collect your pay, and never take no for an answer. Only wimps don't pay their bills, and wimps derserve what they get.

Stenka is a survivor. He didn't get where he is today by turning the other cheek. Stenka leaves the aftermath of any battle to the medics and the undertakers. He doesn't concern himself with the nicieties of combat. Stenka likes to get down and dirt. Only wimps don't do what much be done, and wimps derserve what they get.

Quote

"You ain't a wimp are you? I eat wimps for breakfast. Buck up you son of a b*tch!"

Powers

GRUber wears an advanced cybernetic arm (actually it's probably more advanced than what the Russians should be capable of). The arm is sheathed in titanium and is quite durable. Through hidden electrodes GRUber can make the arm malleable reforming it into a variety of different weapons, such as sprouting claws from the finger tips, to reforming it into a miniature sub-machine gun. GRUber doesn't know where the scientist got the arm, but he certainly enjoys using it.

GRUber always wears a mask that covers the upper half of his face. The mask can act as a gas mask, and also allows its wearer to see at night. The mask also protects him from some flash attacks. In addition to his mask, GRUber wears a reinforced costume that protects him from a variety of attacks.

The drug treatments that the scientists performed on Stenka have granted him the ability to heal from almost any wound. However, Stenka has never been able to regenerate his lost arm.

GRUber has also received a lot of training while at Depot 9. A lot of it was physical conditioning which allows him to run and swim faster than more. However, the scientists also gave him a lot of psychological conditioning that allows him to resist mental attacks to a degree.

Appearance

Stenka is a large beefy individual. Years of intense training has given him a muscle builders physique. Stenka keeps his hair cut extremely short, but always seems to have five o'clock shadow on his face. At time Stenka likes to shave with his titanium claws. A cigarette is usually clinched tightly in his jaws.

The most striking feature of GRUber is his right arm. It's a shiny piece of metal, but it's completely flexible just like a real human arm. When GRUber moulds his arm, it takes on the vague appearance of a weapon, such as a sub-machine gun, or a flamer. When GRUber is trying to be secretive he can cover the arm with a Mylar coating to make it look normal.

GRUber wears a reinforced costume that is mostly blood red, and covers his entire body, except for his head and right arm. Over the chest is a bat-like emblem, which is the symbol for the GRU. Over his face Stenka wears a mask that cover his upper face. Lenses in his mask make his eyes appear soulless black holes. The mask is held in place by a black strip of cloth. When not in costume, Stenka tends to blend in.